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The Shameless star is especially fed up of talent shows such as The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, which turn ordinary people into celebrities.

David Threlfall doesn’t like reality television

“I can’t imagine anyone watching that stuff, insomniac or not – there are things in the world other than X Factor and whatever that other b****y thing is, Britain’s Got Talent, it’s just overload at the moment,” he told the Daily Mirror.

“It’s completely self-promoting, and a waste of b****y time, I just don’t get it. So good on Channel 4 for saying they are going to stick with a drama series and take Celebrity Big Brother off.”

You’d never catch the actor, who plays Frank Gallagher in the Channel 4 drama, appearing on a reality show.

“I’ve been asked to do one or two celebrity things and I never would – the word celebrity fills me with chill, absolute dread,” he said.

:: The seventh series of Shameless begins tonight (Tuesday) on Channel 4.